ArcGIS 10.3 for Server Site Creation Failure and Service Startup Performance Patch

Summary

ArcGIS 10.3 for Server Site Creation Failure and Service Startup Performance Patch addresses site creation failures and performance degradations resulting from unnecessary requests to arcgis.com during several workflows. The specific issues resolved by this patch are described in the Introduction section.

Introduction

Esri® announces the ArcGIS 10.3 for Server Site Creation Failure and Service Startup Performance Patch. . This patch addresses the following issues that result from unnecessary requests being made to arcgis.com:

Eliminates requests to arcgis.com during site creation, service publishing and the starting and stopping of services

Improves performance of site creation, service publishing and the starting and stopping of services

Resolves a failure to create the initial site at 10.3, resulting in a msxml3.dll error

Make sure you have write access to your ArcGIS installation location,
and that no one is using ArcGIS.

Extract the specified tar file by typing:

% tar -xvf ArcGIS-103-S-SCFSSP-Patch-lx.tar

Start the installation by typing:

% ./applypatch

This will start the dialog for the menu-driven installation procedure. Default selections are noted in parentheses ( ). To quit the installation procedure, type 'q' at any time.

Uninstalling this patch

To uninstall this patch on Windows, open the Windows Control Panel and navigate to installed programs. Make sure that "View installed updates" (upper left side of the Programs and Features dialog) is active. Select the ArcGIS 10.3 for Server Site Creation Failure and Service Startup Performance Patch from the programs list and click Uninstall to remove the patch.

To uninstall this patch on Linux, you will need to completely uninstall the ArcGIS for Server product. For more information regarding uninstalling ArcGIS for Server please see the Uninstalling ArcGIS for Server on Linux page.

Patch Updates

Check the Patches and Service Packs page
periodically for the availability of additional patches. New information about
this patch will be posted here.

How to identify which ArcGIS products are installed

To determine which ArcGIS products are installed, choose the appropriate version of the PatchFinder utility for your environment and run it from your local machine. PatchFinder will list all products, hot fixes, and patches installed on your local machine.